2018 Karijini and the western Pilbara – Page 2 – Straggling Stu

DAY 6 22 JULY 2018 TOM PRICE to Karijini eco retreat

Carpark lookout between Tom Price and Karijini. Most of the stones bear an memorial inscription to someone associated with the area who has died, even a drill rig that couldn’t be saved

After breakfast in Tom Price we had a …

DAY 5 21 JULY 2018 Tom Price

Bruce at Tom Price iron mine which has turned a 300 m high mountain into a 200 m deep hole

Today was a rest day and a chance to take a tour of the Tom Price iron ore mine. This …

DAY 4 20 JULY 2018 PARABURDOO to Tom Price

Bruce puts on sunscreen outside Paraburdoo

Paraburdoo has a good supermarket so we loaded up with several 600 ml cartons of chocolate milk each and a few sundries to nibble on the way before heading off to Tom Price, the …

DAY 3 19 JULY 2018 CHEELA STATION to Paraburdoo

About 25 kms from Cheela a car pulling a small caravan was stopped on the road ahead of us. As we pulled up the occupants waved us down and offered cold cans of soft drink. Heaven! They turned out to …

Day 1 17 July 2018 Karijini- Nanutarra roadhouse to Homestead creek

I was here on my first Australian crossing in 2002, alas the salad buffet is no more!

After 21 hours on the bus from Perth we arrived at the Nanutarra Roadhouse at about 4 pm yesterday. After finding a spare …

Day 0 The Karajini Krackers Tour

Its that time of year again, slightly cooler during the day in the northern part of Australia so StragglingStu is heading north again.

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Who is going?

Stu of course! As the days shorten …